Lithium Sulfur Battery could find use in mobile applications, and eventually, electric vehicles with 300-mile range. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have demonstrated in the laboratory a lithium-sulfur (Li/S) battery that has more than twice the specific energy of lithium-ion batteries, and that lasts for more than 1,500 cycles of charge-discharge with minimal decay of the battery's capacity. This is longest cycle life reported so far for any lithium-sulfur battery.
Just last month Nextbigfuture reported an advance to 200 charge cycles for lithium sulfur. 1500 charge cycles provide batteries that last about 5-10 years or more. Depending upon the consumers usage of the car and the frequency of charging.
Demand for high-performance batteries for electric and hybrid electric vehicles capable of matching the range and power of the combustion engine encourages scientists to develop new battery chemistries that could deliver more power and energy than lithium-ion batteries, currently the best performing battery chemistry in the marketplace
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Just last month Nextbigfuture reported an advance to 200 charge cycles for lithium sulfur. 1500 charge cycles provide batteries that last about 5-10 years or more. Depending upon the consumers usage of the car and the frequency of charging.
Demand for high-performance batteries for electric and hybrid electric vehicles capable of matching the range and power of the combustion engine encourages scientists to develop new battery chemistries that could deliver more power and energy than lithium-ion batteries, currently the best performing battery chemistry in the marketplace
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